The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-12
THE STATE LEGISLATURE
ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE HOUSE
STANDING COMNITTEES.
Reading Of the Governors Message
The Inauguration OF Gov. Tay-
lOr-Senate Bills.
ESPECIAL TO THE APPELL.l

NASHVILLE, TENN, JsnuaIv H.
Senote Bills introduced: For the
tenefit of minor convIcts; to extend
the me for the collection of taxes ;
t. amend an act passed in 1873 pro-
viding for uoiform system of public
schools and uuitorm system Of text
books, and decl sring that tho perma-
neDt school fund Of the State shall be
IS 000, 600, aud fixing the school tax at
2 mills on the dollar; 10 amend and
revise an act empowering municipal
corp ordt ons to compromise and fund
their indebtedness; making it no.
lawful for any person ia this State to
preach or promuleate polygsmous
doctrine; to promote and protect the
public health and t, provide for
eewers; 10 give raj rad conductors
police powers; not tn allow Attorney
Generals fee in misdemeanCr cases
STRICKEN f,om the docket; prohibiting
the sale Of intoxicating liquors near
churches and institutions OF lesr niDg.
Se6a Q joint resolutions: To carry
out platform pledges to prevent
the general government from being
turned into machite for the
Collection of taxss, aud requesting
Tennessee Representa- ives in Congress
t. oppose the pa'ssGe of the Blair ed
ucatioDal bill and all other measures
seeking to distribute the surplus
among the States; requesting Ten
nessee representatives IN Congress 10
exert their influence for The rept al of
the civil service reform law jo mt res.
oiution providing for the appointment
Of a int committee 10 examine the
boss OF the Treasurer and Comptr
ler and report; Concurred in fixing
Jauu,r 18th, Tuesday, at II O'Clock
M, for both houses to meet in joint
convent on 20 ballet for United States
Senator.
The Governors pr.vats Sacre'ar
appeared on the floor with the G "
srDor's messag9, and 1t YVES read by
the clerk. Mr.. Jones moved tha,
5000 copies of Il e Governors meseag5
ho priDted for the use of the Senate.
Tee motion prevailed. The Senate
then djourned till 2:30 O'Clock p. m.
In the afternoon sess on the follow
ing were introduced:
By Mr.. Tolley-Authorizing an in.
qr,ry into the causes of corrupt poii-
llc'
Mr.. Lewis offered the following
amendment:
Be ii further res0lCed, That the muir
der OF John the Baptist aud the de-
struction OF the innocent OF Judea by
King Herod are yet unsvenged; and
NlA IArw ~ ~, H.
burning of Rome by Nero, has not yet
been made the subject of retributive
justice, and the ioul deeds OF the
Spanish iuquisition have not yet met
with their fdt quate rewards, and The
b'ood of the victims Of the st. BArthol-
omew massacre is yet C ying unap.
peased, and the man in the iron mask
has not yet been unmasked, and Ju-
MUS yet speaks 10 Slander in the
sh, dow of meme, and as nobody has
yet found out VINO struck Billy Patter-
sors, theref r., bs it further
ResOlUed, that this Legisla' ure pledge
itself never, never, never to remit its
efforts to s'e ample and entire justice
done with respect to these veritable
che'tu ute.
Resolved further and finally, That these
chestnuis are thrown in with the aged
chestnut on the resolutions to which
there is an amendm n, in order that
the tail may go with the hide.
The amendment was declared ont OF
order.
Mr.. Sparks offered an amendment:
Be ii further res0lved By the Senate,
Th,t tpe r1scali'ies of old jacob b.
also inquired into, in order TINT IL
may bs tanned ard settled
whether he (old Jacob swindled his
brother most or his Old blind father,
as it is now en- open GU 9stion in this
S'ato like the rAscalites of both po.iti-
cal parties.
The Spe ker declared the amend
ment out of order.
A Jint resolution, providing for
prohibition amendment TO the consti.
tuition, passed to its second reEdpg.
House )int resolution providiug
for a committee Ct three from the
House and two from the Senate to
meet Gov. Bate and Gov elect Taylor
and confer with them regarding the
Inauguration of Gov. Taylor, was con-
CURED in.
Senate Joint resolution on Gen.
Logan was passed over and made the
special order of Thursday. The Senate
joint iesolu ion of Mr.. Padget on the
Blair bill came up. Tabled. A large
number of Senate bills were put on
their second reading and referred to
the proper committees.